Man dies after frontal collision in the Nuremberg region

A 77-year-old driver died in a serious traffic accident in Middle Franconia on Monday. According to the police, the man was on federal road 14 near Hersbruck around 3:10 p.m. get on the opposite lane. His vehicle brand came there VW Frontal with the Opel of a 68-year-old.

Serious accident in Middle Franconia: 77-year-old dies, 68-year-old injured

The 68-year-old car was thrown into the ditch by the impact. The man was able to free himself from the vehicle, but was taken to a hospital with moderate injuries. For the 77-year-old, on the other hand, all help came too late-he died at the scene of the accident.

An accident appraiser was consulted by the public prosecutor’s office in order to clarify the exact cause of the collision. The federal road was completely closed for several hours.

Seniors at the wheel and the accident statistics

According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the age group of more than 75-year-old drivers is less frequent in accidents than younger drivers, but causes an above-average often accidents with a fatal outcome-especially in the event of errors when turning, turning or in oncoming traffic.

Recently published the Overall association of the German Insurance Industry (GDV) An evaluation that deals with a changed accident statistics in seniors.